A 68-year-old has died of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Akwa Ibom, bringing the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state to two.
Speaking on Thursday on the coronavirus pandemic in the state, Governor Udom Emmanuel said the state also recorded three new positive cases of the disease within the week.
The governor said the three new cases recorded were as a result of the ongoing contact tracing in the state.
“On the last laboratory test we conducted on 44 suspected cases, three persons were confirmed positive, while we lost one,” he said.
“The patient we lost was a 68-year-old woman who was transferred to the centre, totally unconscious, with multiple serious long outstanding comorbidity.
“And I want to use this opportunity to appeal to doctors, whether it is COVID-19 or not, once the illness is beyond what your experience and facility can carry, seek the help of your colleagues.
“We will not accept cases of dumping any longer. A situation where you bring a patient with total unconsciousness, and few hours later, the person would just give up the ghost; we won’t accept that any longer.”
Mr Emmanuel, however, said the state had recorded remarkable successes in terms of treatment of minor symptoms.
He reminded Akwa Ibom residents that restriction of movement was still in force, stressing that the ban on interstate transport services had not been lifted.
